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14 October 2025
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In the interest of the safety of the staff and students at the University of the Free State (UFS), the Executive Management assessed the current situation on the three campuses and made the following resolutions:
1. The Qwaqwa Campus is closed with immediate effect, and students are requested to leave the campus within the next 24 hours.
2. The Executive Management Committee extends an invitation to the Student Representative Councils (SRCs) of all three campuses to further engagement.
3. On the Bloemfontein and South Campuses, all lectures are suspended until further notice; however, only limited movement will be allowed on campus from 19:00 in the evening until 07:00 in the morning.
Inaugural King Moshoeshoe Memorial Lecture
2006-05-25
Inaugural King Moshoeshoe Memorial Lecture (Pdf format)

After the lecture a blue Basotho blanket was handed to Prof Njabulo Ndebele, (Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town) by Prof Frederick Fourie (Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the UFS).
Photo: Dries Myburgh

Some of the guests attending the lecture were from the left: Judge Faan Hancke (Chairperson of the UFS Council), Prof Njabulo Ndebele (internationally renowned writer, academic and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town), Prof Frederick Fourie (Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the UFS) and Mr Mosiuoa Lekota (Minister of Defence). Mr Lekota delivered a message of support for the UFS Moshoeshoe Project.
Photo: Dries Myburgh